Recorded 1964–1970 Girls' name Peak 1964 22 births

Tunja — girls' name

22 babies named Tunja in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s7
1960s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Tunja was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tunja in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tunja

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Tunja between 1964 and 1970, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tunja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tunja performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tunja shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tunja in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tunja at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

22

Since 1964

7 years of records

Peak year

1964

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1964

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1970

Tunja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1964

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1964)
10
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4681012 197019691964 10

Tunja by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
15 births that decade — 68% of Tunja's all-time total
1960s151970s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tunja?
22 babies have been named Tunja since 1964. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1964 with 10 births.
When was Tunja most popular?
Tunja was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Tunja been used?
Tunja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 7 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Tunja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tunisia, Tunisha, Tunya, Tunesia, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1964–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.